adhesion

NOUN /æd'hiʒən/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

adhesion is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1D2H4E1S1I1O1N1
1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does adhesion mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

The property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition.

“a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion”

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2

Faithful support for a cause or political party or religion.

“the adhesion of Seville was decisive”

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3

Abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen.

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4

A fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures.